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(University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto) A new study from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows that the role of personality may vary depending on how physical activity is measured.

(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) "Jumping" sequences of DNA, known as transposable elements, partner up with evolutionarily recent proteins to influence the differentiation and physiological functioning of hu...

(University of South Australia) A simple coffee and a quick catnap could be the cure for staying alert on the nightshift as new research from the University of South Australia shows that this unlikely combination can imp...

(Penn State) In a study, a team of Penn State researchers report that an algorithm they developed may be able to spot illicit online pharmacies that could be providing customers with substandard medications without their...

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptist...

(American College of Physicians) Standard testing for SARSCoV-2 requires a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab but has several limitations, such as the need for health care human resources and PPE, and also has the pote...

(Terry Collins Assoc) Canada announces CDN$10 million of core funding through 2025 for UN University's Institute for Water, Environment and Health, a research organization at the forefront of pressing global water challe...

(Gladstone Institutes) Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have performed a massive and detailed cellular energy audit; they analyzed every gene in the human genome to identify those that drive energy production or energ...

(Imperial College London) More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attacks.

(Penn State) Small-scale poultry farmers in Vietnam tend to respond to viral outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by rapidly selling their birds as a way to avoid financial loss, according to a new study...

(Ruhr-University Bochum) In order to kill diseased cells, our immune system must first identify them. The so-called peptide-loading complex plays a key role in this process. In collaboration with colleagues from Jülich,...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study has found that skin and intestinal T cells in the recipient survive conditioning regimens and continue to perform their normal functions. Under certain conditions, these T cells...

(University of Basel) Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the human gut. Thanks to two different binding modes, they can withstand the shear forces in the b...

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) Infants from households reporting very low 'food security,' a measure of access to adequate and healthy meals, tend to weigh more than those from households wi...

(Radboud University Medical Center) The pathogenic fungus Candida auris, which first surfaced in 2009, is proving challenging to control. It is resistant to many fungicides and not easy to diagnose. Researchers from Radb...

(University of Copenhagen) Climate change threatens plants and animals across the planet. Interdisciplinary research by, among others, climate and biodiversity researchers at the University of Copenhagen, has mapped resp...

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 led by Walter J. Lukiw, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology and Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans' Neuroscience...

(Oregon Health & Science University) A new study published reveals that three-quarters of participants in an inpatient addiction intervention program at Oregon Health & Science University came into the hospital using mor...

(Shinshu University) Association between pesticide usage during pregnancy and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment: The Japan Environment and Children's study.

(Oregon State University) Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State University found. Rather, policy change i...

(Oregon State University) In a new book based on nearly 30 years of study, Oregon State University researcher Steven M. Ortiz delves into the marital realities facing women married to professional athletes, including inf...

(University of Leeds) An international study reveals how future climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa over the next century.